Santa Cruz, California, Canta Cruz Civic Auditorium

Opening Act: Guns N' Roses

Overall the best concert I have ever been to. Guns and Roses opened with a loud and abrasive set, full of the F-word and angst, and even thought they were not yet popular with the mainstream they got the crowd into the show and pumped up. Afterward The Cult were impressive, playing the full load of the Electric/Love early set. What most stuck in my mind was the super renditions of Horse Nation, Spiritwalker, and Bone bag, which the audience largely didn't know what to do with (being more familiar with the newer stuff). Ian spent at least a half hour in the middle of the set reciting poetry and talking to the crowd about philosophy. Very psychedelic rock experience, 60's meet the 80's, all the way to the final Born to be Wild encore. Super show, wish more were like this.

Loren

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Encore:

Born To Be Wild